The history of comics is a long and diverse tale spanning the majority of the 20th century. It has been divided up in various ways, but by most it’s considered to have began in 1938 with the introduction of Superman.…
Author: James Nelson
Things are about to get weird on True Detective
More than any other thing I have missed from season one of True Detective, that has been missing thus far in season two, is the sense of existential dread. That dread was made manifest by the philosophical ramblings of Rust Cohle,…
The Best Books in Secret Wars
We are now halfway through Secret Wars, the Marvel event so big it’s shaping what Marvel will look like for here on out. The only downside to Secret Wars is that the event is so huge it literally spans across…
On Battleworld the Civil War Never Ended
The best part about all the Secret Wars tie-in is that they have allowed whole lines of What-if comics playing off some of the most popular Marvel events and classic comics. I’ll save my favorites for another post, but Civil…
What’s Wrong with Superman?
Rewatch is a regular column on Nerd Union where we watch a old movie or episode of one of our favorite TV shows and try to judge it against what we know now to be the good and the bad.…
True Detective: You Have My Attention
So, I know I wrote a whole article on the evils of Season 2, but I now have to eat my words. Episode five was a standout and spells out the strengths of this season in a way I could…
What went wrong with True Detective
It’s time to come to terms with it: season two is not as good as season one. It appears that try as hard as they might, season two just can’t recapture that same magic as the first season. This is…
The Shows we most anticipate from Comic-con
A ton of news has been announced at this years Comic-Con, from new trailers, to toys, comics, and even concerts, but the thing that most excites me is the prospect of great new sci-fi and fantasy TV coming this fall.…
Temper Your Expectations for True Detective Season 2
By James Nelson I can’t say that I didn’t expect this. Season one was possibly the best season of a TV show I’ve ever seen. It wonderfully captured the gritty noir atmosphere that most shoot for and miss terribly and…
All Star Section Eight: The Heroes We Need
By James Nelson I have something to confess. I’ve never read Hitman. As far as alternative comics goes it’s one thats never been on my radar. That is, until one of my friends told me about this group of deranged…